Table tennis net assembly



Sept. 5, 1933.

Aw. v. scHNuR TABLE TENNIS NET ASSEMBLY rneyg Patented Sept. 5, 1933.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,925,572 TABLE TENNIS NET ASSEMBLY WilliamBecker & Company, tion of Illinois Application March 21,

3 Claims.

My invention is directed to new and useful improvements in table tennisnet assembly.

Table tennis may be briefly described as a and five feet wide, acrossthe middle of which is stretched a net of given height supported at eachend by standards clamped to the table. Wooden bats or racquets loidballs over the net and return, are scored in favor of the adverse partever a player fails to and onto the other side The net to be used inthis game is of a certain size and according to the rules, the top edgemust be a given height from the table when in playing position. It isalso desirable that the net can be speedily stretched to playingposition and as readily dismantled. Heretofore the usual manner ofsecuring the net in position has been by means of strings or tapes sewedto the ends of the net, the ds of which are tied to the standards. Thisis unsatisfactory because the tapes fray and wear out easily, accurateadjustment of the of the table top.

net is difficult and the knots loosen, causing the net to sag.

The primary object of my invention is to provide attachments adapted toto the ends of ards, whereby the net is accurately and easilyadjustable, is readily assembled and disassembled and is maintained inevenly stretched position.

Numerous other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description of the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a table (partly broken away) showing thenet and standards installed thereon, utilizing the novel means of myinvention for fastening the net to the standards.

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionalong line 3--3 in Fig 2 means of screws 4 having flat bearing surfacesto abut against the under side of the The net is rectangular in shapeand comprises a plurality of strings or cords "la V. Schnur, Glencoe,Ill., assignor to P.

Chicago, 111.,

a corpora- 1932. serial No. 600,211 (ci. :aissoi rectangular shapedpiece of leather or fabric or other flexible material, doubled over toform a pocket for the head 10 of the T-shaped bolt 6, the ends extendingover each side of the border '7 and adjacent the corners of the nettingand thus riveted together and to the border by means An opening 8a isprovided in the doubled end of each pocket 8 to permit the threadedportion or stem of the bolt 6 to extend outwardly.

The standards 3 have holes 11 adapted to receive the stems of bolts 6and nuts 12 then thread onto net in substantially correct position. Byening or tension of the net can be accurately controlled.

assembled. ibly attached tothe pocket 8.

I claim:

1. A table tennis net assembly comprising a rectangular netting, adoubled border enclosing the edges of said closing a portion of andclamped to said border adjacent each corner of said netting, boltsextending f rotation by said pocket having holes adapted to` receivesaid nuts adapted to be 2. A table tennis net assembly rectangular netstandards bolts loosely and each extending for clamping said pockets tosaid border, headed bolts extending from and said heads fitting withinsaid pockets and held thereby against rotation, a pair of standardshaving holes adapted toloosely receive said bolts and nuts adapted to bethreaded on said bolts.

3. A table tennis net assembly comprising a rectangular netting, aborder doubled to enclose the edges of said netting, der being boundtogether, leather strips doubled to form 'd border, rivets extendingthrough said pockets and said border adjacent each corner of the headedsaid pockets against rotation,

threaded on sai WILLIAM V. SCHNUR.

